དགད་དང་དམར་ལ་ར་ ;
September 1, 1900.]
At about half-past eight p.m. on the 23rd ult. the Rising Star ferry launch collided with No. 6 Dock Launch as she was backing away from the Tsinan, making a hole four feet long in her side. The ferry launch also suffered consider a bly.
The prisoner who escaped from the detention room at the Magistracy on Tuesday was re- captured at Wanchai on Wednesday. P. C. Rutledge was brought before Mr. Hazeland for allowing the men to escape from his custody and was discharged with a caution.
Kwok Li was sentenced on the 29th ult. to 12 months' hard labour for returning from banish- ment. He was banished on the 11th April last. The man is an old offender, there being against him three charges of returning from banishment and three of larceny.
A sailor named John Moore got too much to drink on the night of the 23rd ult., and created something of a scene in Queen's Road West by banging a rickshaw about. Lance-Sergeant Kerr interfered and took him to the Police Station. On the 24th ult. he was fined $10, or a month, for disorderly conduct.
For being in possession of a dagger without a permit a Chinaman was on Wednesday fined $250, or three months. It appears that on Tuesday night he went to a brothel at No. 28, Temple Street, Hunghom, where a girl who formerly lived with him was staying. He had been after her to the house several times and threat- ened to murder her unless she returned to him. and on his going again on Tuesday might the police were sent for.
It would be well if householders on the upper roads would be on the guard just now, as quite a number of loose characters are prowling about to see what they can pick up. On the 24th ult. the police found three men watching a bungalow. One of them was seen to enter the grounds and then come out again. On the police making their appearance one of the men escaped. The other two were brought before Mr. Hazeland on the 25th ult. and sentenced to two months' hard labour as rogues and vagabonds.
A boiler-maker, who goes by the name of Lai Ning, was charged at the Magistracy on the 25th ult. with burglariously entering houses Nos. I and 3, Kennedy Street, and stealing therefrom tools to the value of $30. He had obtained an entry by removing some bricks by the side of the door. When coming out with the tools he was discovered and a hue and cry raised, and he was caught by a constable who happened to be in the vicinity. The man was sentenced to six months imprisonment, the first and last fortnights in solitary confinement.
Mr. James Marshall, storehouseman at the Naval Yard, noticed some 20 baskets of coal being carried into a shop. Suspecting that they had not been come by honestly he approached Lance- Sergeant Angus, who entered the shop and found some men busily engaged in carrying the coal to the back premises. The occupier of the shop, Tam Wai, could give no satisfactory explanation as to how he had obtained possession of the coal, and in consequence he was fined $25 or two months on the 24th ult. for being in unlawful possession.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
The plague figure for the year up to noon yesterday stood at 1,053 cases and 995 deaths
On Sunday Sergeant Garrod found Lan Chee delivering letters from Sam Shui which had not been through the post. He arrested him, and on the 27th ult. the man was fined $100.
Admiral Geissler and the principal officers of the German squadron in the harbour paid their official calls on Wednesday morning on H. E. the Governor and on H. E. Major-General Gascoigne.
A coolie named Kwan Fung was passing a stall containing some clothing on the 25th ult. when he could not resist the tempta tion to endeavour to appropriate some of it. He accordingly got hold of six jackets and took to his heels. The hawker was, however, too sharp for him, catching him before he had got far. On the 27th ult. Mr. Hazeland sentenced the man to two months' hard labour.
Mrs. Maria Monterio, of No. 1, Elgin Street, on Monday called up two boys who were selling sweets and bought some sweets from
them.
When leaving one of them got hold of au umbrella belonging to her and took to his heels. Both, however, were brought before Mr. Hazeland on the 28th ult. and sentenced each to two months' hard labour (the last 14 days in solitary confinement) and 14 strokes with the
birch rod.
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Much annoyance is caused the residents of the upper levels by crowds of men and boys throw- ing stones at their guava trees, and in conse- quence of complaints made to the police, con- stables in plain clothes have been set to watch for offenders. On Sunday afternoon ja Chinese constable in plain clothes saw some men and boys amusing themselves by throwing stones at some guava trees in Robinson Road. On his saying to them "Don't throw at those trees," he was told to mind his own business, and ultimately the crowd turned on to him and be- gan to stone him. He rushed forward to arrest some of them but they took to their heels. of them, however, fell and injured his arm. The constable seized him and on the 27th ult. brought him before Mr. Hazeland, who fined him $10, or a month.
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Still continue neglected, and prices are almost nominal. Waste. — About 600, bales have been a done at $78 to $80. The market closes weak! We append quotations in Canton, with laying down cost in London and Lyons. Exchange months' sight, 2/013, and Fcs. 2.59 per Dollar 1.012
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND~-~
· JAPAN TO EUROPE, “Awenid
*1900–1901” $1899.00st
bales.
Shanghai Canton Yokohama
bales.
11,600
24,021
1,420
3,667
13,020
27.088914
EXPORT OF SILK FROM CHINA AND JAPAN
TO AMERICA, Smexikó adat
Shanghai Canton Yokohama
1900-1901 no. 1899.00;{}
bales.
balosan
1,270
$1,793 30
2,670
4,782.629
3,040
CAMPHOR.
HONGKONG, 81st August.-The upward ten- dency continues, market being brisk. Quotations for Formosa are:-$94.50, to $95.00, sales 400 piculs.
SUGAR..
HONGKONG, 31st August.-The downward tendency continues, market being very dull. Quotations are :—
Shekloong, No. 1, White......$7.54 to $7.58 pel.
2, White, Shekloong, No. 1, Brown
do.
do.
Swatow,
13
6.95 to 7.00 5.15 to 5.19 4.95 to 5.00
2, Brown
+1
No. 1, White......
7.62 to 7.67
7.02 to 7.07
4.98 to 5.02
do.
1, White.. Swatow, No. 1, Brown
do.
2, Brown Foochow Sugar Candy Shekloong
**
"J
4.90 to 4.93 11.34 to 11.98 9.89 to 9.99
"
MISCELLANEOUS EXPORTS. Per P. & O. 8.8. Banca, sailed 23rd August. For Manchester-75 bales waste silk. For London:-1,497 half-chests tea, 511 boxes tes, 43 pkgs. tea from Amoy, 205 boxes tea from A boy aged 15, named Lo Kau, vas charged on
Macao, 11,317 boxes tea, 1,291 pkgs. firecrackers, the 27 ult. with stealing $4. The complainant, 523 bales canes, 335 bales pierced cocoons, 150 Chan Yau, is a coolie just returned from Sing- bales waste silk, 334 rolls mats and matting, 20 A apore. He was on the Praya Sunday after- cases bristles, 2 cases birdskins, 34 cases F. LE noon eating some congee na the defendant fans, 2 cases bird feathers, 32 casos chinaware,17 stole up to him and tore his coat pocket away,
15 cases woodware, 5 cases bambooware, 2 cases The pocket contained 4 in small change and copperware, case flowerwater, 1 case woodents, the money was scattered about. A number of s'ple, 3 ca es curios, 4 cases porcelain, 2 cases coolies.hed forward and picked the money up. private effects, 1 box silverware, 1 box pictures, The defendant was caught while similarly enc.. 2 boxes chinaware. For Marseilles:-60 gaged. It is supposed that the other coolies bales canes, 27 bales human hair, were accomplices. The complainant caught him and gave him into custody. In answer
o His Worship Inspector Warnock said the boy had been previously convicted. - His Worship: This boy is going to turn out a regular thief.-- Inspector Warnock: Yes: there is a gang of boys going about in this way. The boy was sen- tenced to two months hard labour, the last fortuight to be passed in s litary confinement. He was also ordered to re ive 12 strokes with the birch.
William Howard, an R. A. man from the transport Antillian, was in Arsenal Street on the night of the 23rd ult. under the influence of liquor. He had just got out of a rickshaw, and when fumbling about his pockets complained to an- other Artillery man, named Charles Buckland, that he had lost some money. Suspecting the rickshaw coolie, Buckland searched him and found on him a half-sovereign and four crown pieces, which Howard claimed as his. The coo- lie, Chau Chik, was on the 24th ult. sentenced to Yokohama three months' hard labour for his dishonesty.
On the 23rd ult. some boatmen were having a game at cards on a boat at Yaumati when a Chinaman--Fung In- -came bustling up to them. The man declared that he was a constable and said that if 50 cents was not forthcoming there would be trouble. The man did not seem inclined to let him have the 50 cents and he ac- cordingly drew a truncheon and struck one of them twice. Subsequently a genuine police officer appeared on the scene. He searched the bogus constable and found him in possession of a bayonet and a sword. For being in pos- session of arms without a permit the man was fined $250, or three months, and for impersonat ing a police-officer he was fined $100, or three months, one sentence to follow the other.
COMMERCIAL.
TEA.
STATES AND CANADA,
1899-00
Iha.
casks
Per steamer Weimar, sailed 23rd August, For Suez:-4 cases tea. For Port Said -12 cases woodenware, 2 cases rolls matting, Chinaware. For Odessa:-377 cases For Genoa :-70 balos raw silk, 25 cases essen- tial oil. For Trieste :-1,300 boxes cassia, 222i A half-chests tea, 100 bales rattan shaving. For si Genos/Hamburg-20 bales canes. For New ar York:-6 cases essential oil. For Antwerp --- ** 470 bales broken cassia, 183 bales feathers, 100 bales split bamboo, 92 packages tea, 40 bales bamboo scraps, 16 cases ginger, 7 cases pineap ples. For Antwerp/Hamburg-90 boxes bris- tle, 50 boxes gallants, 38 bales feathers. ~ For 499 bales broken EXPORT OF TEA FROM JAPAN TO UNITED | Antwerp/Hamburg/London
cassia, 100 boxes gallnuts, 62 boxes bristles. For Amsterdam, 280 boxes ginger, 250 200 rolls matting For ginger, 15,853,095 Amsterdam/Rotterdam 302 cases....... ginger,
7,154,042 100 boxes cassia, 1 case curios. For Rotterdamina -299 boxes cassia, 105 rolls matting, 100 bales:* 24,007,137 | broken cassia, 50 casks ginger, 10 cases toastick,
9 bundles canes, For Montevideo 100 pack-271⁄2 ages tea. For Manchester-125 bales wastesilk. : For London, 100 casks ginger, 25 boxes bristles. For Bremen:-129 rolls matting For Bremen London: 20 boxes bristles. For Hamburg
MASARAN 255 bale 1,408 packages tes, 450 boxes cassis, canes, 96 cases bristles, 70 cases palm-fans, feathers, 200 bales braken cassia, 161 bales bamboo. 15 cases preserves, 13 cases blac woodware, 12 boxes human hair, 10 boxes cam- phorwood trunks, 8 casks ginge 4 cases cigarse. For Hamburg/Bremen: -199 bales cotton. Forer canes, 10 box81.r Hamburg/London:-30 bales car bristles. For Copenhagen -250 boxes cassia
Kobe
1900-1
lbs. 15,571,783 6,498,070
22,069,882
SILK.
CANTON, 17th August.-Silk-Tsatlees. - No settlements are reported. Re-reels. Settlement of 50 bales Re-reels No. 1 is reported at $850.
a fair amount of Filatures.-There has been business at daily declining prices. The desire to sell is caused by the tightness of money and the wish to procure same to buy 4th crop Cocoons, it is also ascribed to tear of complications in the South on account of the advance of Foreign troops to Pekin. From prices paid we quote: $745 for Kwong Shun cong 11/13 and 13/15, $670 to $700 for How ki ig Cheong 13/15, $620 to $640 for Good No. 11/13 and 13/15.” Short-reels
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